U Nu government

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The U Nu government was the democratically elected civilian administration that led Burma (now Myanmar) in the years following independence, before being toppled by a military coup.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf civilian government
democratically elected government
post-independence Burmese government
adoptedConstitution 1947 Constitution of Burma NERFINISHED
basedIn Rangoon NERFINISHED
cameToPowerAfter independence of Burma
capitalOfAdministration Rangoon NERFINISHED
characterizedBy civilian supremacy over the military (until 1962 coup)
constitutionalForm federal union
countryGoverned Burma NERFINISHED
Myanmar NERFINISHED
Union of Burma NERFINISHED
economicPolicy nationalization of key sectors
state-led development
endTime 1962
facedConflict Karen insurgency
communist insurgency in Burma
ethnic minority rebellions in Burma
followedBy Ne Win military government NERFINISHED
foreignPolicyOrientation non-alignment
governedAs multi-party parliamentary system
headOfGovernment U Nu NERFINISHED
headOfStateDuringPeriod Mahn Win Maung NERFINISHED
Sao Shwe Thaik NERFINISHED
ideology Buddhist socialism NERFINISHED
parliamentary democratic socialism
implementedPolicy Burmese Way to Socialism (early precursors and ideas) NERFINISHED
independenceDateContext 4 January 1948
legislature Union Parliament of Burma NERFINISHED
lowerHouse Chamber of Deputies of Burma NERFINISHED
officialLanguage Burmese
overthrownBy Ne Win NERFINISHED
Tatmadaw NERFINISHED
participatedIn Bandung Conference NERFINISHED
politicalPartyInPower AFPFL NERFINISHED
Anti-Fascist People’s Freedom League NERFINISHED
politicalSystem parliamentary democracy
precededBy British colonial administration in Burma NERFINISHED
promotedReligion Theravada Buddhism NERFINISHED
region Southeast Asia
removedBy 1962 Burmese military coup d’état
significantEventDuringTenure Panglong Agreement implementation efforts
split of the AFPFL
soughtGoal ethnic reconciliation
national unity
startTime 1948
timePeriod Cold War
upperHouse Chamber of Nationalities of Burma NERFINISHED

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Mya Yi associatedWith U Nu government
Tatmadaw (Myanmar Armed Forces) overthrew U Nu government
subject surface form: Tatmadaw